Lot 746
746
Hyperpyron, Andronicus III, on left, kneeling before Christ, standing on right, who blesses him, rev. standing figures of Anna of Savoy, left, holding sceptre and John, right, holding akakia and sceptre (DO 942; S.2466), double struck, very fine, rare
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Hyperpyron, Andronicus III, on left, kneeling before Christ, standing on right, who blesses him, rev. standing figures of Anna of Savoy, left, holding sceptre and John, right, holding akakia and sceptre (DO 942; S.2466), double struck, very fine, rare

Details
Hyperpyron, Andronicus III, on left, kneeling before Christ, standing on right, who blesses him, rev. standing figures of Anna of Savoy, left, holding sceptre and John, right, holding akakia and sceptre (DO 942; S.2466), double struck, very fine, rare
Provenance
Purchased Spink and Son, September 1970
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

John V was only nine years old at the time of his father's death. This coin depicts his recently deceased father on the obverse, and his mother, Anna of Savoy, on the reverse. Anna, who acted as regent until 1347, holds a sceptre.